…display a stunning array of contemporary handmade and design marbles by a variety of talented artists, along with handmade, and machine-made examples. Swirl, Clambroth, Banded Opaque, Indian, Lutz, End of Day, and Single-gather handmade marble designs are featured, along with machine-made examples…
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The Marble Faun mingles fable with fact in a mysterious tale of American artists liberated from New England mores in Rome. Hawthorne's novel is ultimately less about freedom than its costs. The John Harvard Library edition reproduces the authoritative text of The Marble Faun in The Centenary Edition…
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Welsh post-punk band Young Marble Giants released one LP in 1980 and then, like their vanishing portraits on the album's cover, disappeared. Even though Colossal Youth received positive reviews and sold surprisingly well, Young Marble Giants quickly slid into the margins of rock 'n' roll…
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's romance concerns a group of American expatriates in mid-nineteenth century Italy, and their tragic encounter with the faun-like Italian count, Donatello. It is both a murder story and a parable of the Fall of Man, dominated by the fragility and durability of human life and art.
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The Backpack Content Reader gives students extra reading practice. A thematically related selection for each unit presents real-world information students will enjoy. A worksheet for each unit helps young readers improve their reading comprehension.
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The Backpack Content Reader gives students extra reading practice. A thematically related selection for each unit presents real-world information students will enjoy. A worksheet for each unit helps young readers improve their reading comprehension.
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The Backpack Content Reader gives students extra reading practice. A thematically related selection for each unit presents real-world information students will enjoy. A worksheet for each unit helps young readers improve their reading comprehension.
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The Backpack Content Reader gives students extra reading practice. A thematically related selection for each unit presents real-world information students will enjoy. A worksheet for each unit helps young readers improve their reading comprehension.
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The Backpack Content Reader gives students extra reading practice. A thematically related selection for each unit presents real-world information students will enjoy. A worksheet for each unit helps young readers improve their reading comprehension.
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The Backpack Content Reader gives students extra reading practice. A thematically related selection for each unit presents real-world information students will enjoy. A worksheet for each unit helps young readers improve their reading comprehension.
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Inscribed after 264 BCE, the Parian Marble gives a chronological list of events, emphasizing literary matters. It has not been the subject of a comprehensive study for almost a century. Andrea Rotstein offers new analysis and updated information about the inscription, including a revision of Felix…
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This long-awaited survey explores slag and marble glass from its four major producersathe Imperial Glass Corp., Westmoreland Glass Co., L. G. Wright Glass Co., and the Fenton Art Glass Coaand others. The "Golden Age" of modern slag glass, when it was used for both table pieces and decorative items,…
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For each level there are nine thematically related teaching posters designed to elicit and review target language, and three grammar posters for classroom display to provide on-the-spot reference for learners.
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The NIrV Backpack Bible is perfect for kids on the GO! The compact size is ideal for home, school, or church use and fits easily into even the smallest backpacks. Now in a larger, more readable 8-point font!
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…today, in an era of cheap travel and constant connection, the image of young people backpacking across Europe remains seductively romantic. In Backpack Ambassadors, Richard Ivan Jobs tells the story of backpacking in Europe in its heyday, the decades after World War II, revealing that these…
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Fun facts teach young explorers about common plants, birds, insects, and other critters they'll likely spot in the woods. The portable package - including a real magnifying glass! - gives kids all the tools they need to start out on a one-of-a-kind nature exploration.
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A valuable companion to the busy teacher,this book contains information on students' learning styles, learning strategies, helpful teaching tips and techniques, as well as many reproducible class activity pages.
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Every word lover and puzzle fan should grab this new book in the popular series and throw it in their backpack! That way, it's always on hand whenever they're in the mood to solve. Each page features one puzzle plus the 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by silver circles to scratch off. Choose…
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John's trip to India starts badly when he finds himself looking at the sharp end of a knife in a train station cubicle. His life is saved by Rick, who persuades John to abandon his plans and travel to the Thai island of Koh Pha-Ngan where they pose as millionaire aristocrats. Pursued by Thai Mafia,…
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The sprawling scope of machine-made marble production in the twentieth century is illustrated in over 590 eye-catching color images that comprise the most extensive collection of marble packaging ever assembled. Historical photos from a variety of factories are also provided. Products and packages…
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Losing My Marbles is a series of hilarious true stories from Trader Faulkner's varied life, describing his extraordinary encounters with Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Vivien Leigh, his involvements with the tearaway, womanising Peter Finch and his poignant meeting with Picasso.
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Anya has been backpacking in the Spice Islands, but her last postcard home arrived months ago. Now her anxious father, Francesco, has gone in search of her. Almost within sight of land, the ferry he's travelling on sinks and Francesco and two other Europeans are washed ashore on the island Anya was…
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…overnight hikes, and wilderness treks in Michigan. With 50 photographs and 60 maps, it gives hikers at various levels what they need to plan their next Michigan backpacking trip. It features 50 trails ranging from hour-long all the way to multiple-day treks in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
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